Kasabian score second No.1 album

Kasabian have debuted at number one with their third studio album West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum.

The album - named after a mental institution in Wakefield, Yorkshire - matches the success of its predecessor Empire, which debuted at number one in September 2006.

Paolo Nutini slips to two with Sunny Side Up, while Black Eyed Peas enter at three with their fifth studio set The E.N.D.

Meanwhile, electropop singer Little Boots - the winner of the BBC's Sound of 2009 poll - lands at five with debut album Hands.

Other new entries in the top ten come from Bruce Springsteen, who bows at seven with his latest Greatest Hits collection, and Placebo, who debut at eight with Battle For The Sun.

The top ten albums in full (click where possible for our reviews):

1. (-) Kasabian: 'West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum'
2. (1) Paolo Nutini: 'Sunny Side Up'
3. (-) Black Eyed Peas: 'The E.N.D.'
4. (2) Daniel Merriweather: 'Love & War'
5. (-) Little Boots: 'Hands'
6. (3) Eminem: 'Relapse'
7. (-) Bruce Springsteen & E St Band: 'Greatest Hits'
8. (-) Placebo: 'Battle For The Sun'
9. (6) Lily Allen: 'It's Not Me, It's You'
10. (13) Jim Reeves: 'The Very Best Of'

Source: Official Chart Company

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